Garment hanger and stretcher.



Patented Jan. 9, 1917.

(2.1. DAHLGREN.

GARMENT HANGER AND STRETCHER. I

APPLICATION HLED ocT. 6. 1915.

' 24 WITNESSES 5 3 INVENTOR- 1 Q r 5 3 M 0 aha/1M PLW- g g g ATTORNEYS I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES J'. DAHLGREN, OF EAST OBANGE,NEW'JERSEY.

GARMENT HANGER AND STRETGHER.

, Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 9, 1917.

Application filed October 6, 1915. Serial No. 54,377.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. DAHL- GREN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Garment Hanger'and Stretcher, of which the follow;

ing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved garment hanger and stretched from the front to the rear creases.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying draw" ings forming a part of this specification, in

which similar characters of reference indicate-corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the garment hanger as applied, part of a. trousers'leg being shown broken out; Fig. 2 is-an enlarged side elevation of the garment hanger with parts in section; Fig. 3 is an edge view of the garment hanger in position in the trousers, the latter being shown in section along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;.and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the outer end of one of the arms.

The arms 10 and 11 of tubular shape telescope one on the other and the said arms are provided at the top with registering slots 12' and 13 through which extend side arms 14;, 15 of a spring 16 having coils 1'? and 18 at the upper terminals of the arms 14 and 15.

The ends of the coils 17 and 18 are formed into a supporting hook 19 for suspending the garment hanger from a hook, nail or other suitable support. The lower ends of the side arms 14 and 15 terminate in out wardly extending lugs 20 and 21 fitting within the inner tubular arm 11. It will be noticed that the side arm sl l and 15 exert the arms 10 and 11 in an outward direction. The outer ends of the arms 10 and 11 termi nate 1n integral depending stretching and holding members 22 and 23, each of inverted U shape thereby forming parallel arms 24, 25 adapted to pass into the legs 26 -and 27 of the trousers or other similar garment 28. The outer edges of the side arms 24 and 25 of the members 22 and 23 are preferably serrated, as plainly shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, so that the said edges take a firm grip on the inside of the trousers legs 26 and 27 at the front and rear creases thereof. It is understood that one side arm 24 of a stretching and holding member 22 or 23 passes into one leg of the trousers while the other arm 25 of the member 22 or 23 passes into the other leg of the trousers, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 3. As the arms 10 and 11 are pressed outwardly in opposite directions by the spring 16 it is evident that the serrated edges of the side members 24: and 25 firmly engage the trousers legs at the front and rear creases thus holding the trousers legs stretched at their ends and at the same time firmly attaching the garment hanger in position on the trousers legs. By making the arms 10 and 11 slidableone on the other and pressing the the action of the spring 16, it is evident that 'the garment hanger and stretcher can readily engage trousers legs of difierent width at the lower ends thereof. It will also be noticed that the spring 16 can be readily detached from the arms 10 and 11 and the latter closed to their fullest extent so that the garment. hanger and stretcher when not in use takes up comparatively little room for shipping or storing purposes. The garment hanger and stretcher shown and described is very simple and durable in construction and composed practically of only three parts, not liableto get out of order easily.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A garment hanger and stretcher, comtheir outer ends provided with integral de-- pending stretching and holding members of inverted U-shape in cross-sectiomadapted to pass into the trousers legs at the creases thereof and a spring having arms detach- )1 the trousers legs at the creases thereof, and

a spring having its free ends extending through slots in the tubular arms and engaging the said arms to press the. same outwardly to cause the said stretching and holding members to exert an outward pressure against the inside of the creases of the trousers legs thus supporting the trousers and holding the leg ends stretched from the front .to the rear creases.

3. A garment hanger and stretcher, comprising arms slidable one on the other and having their outer ends provided with integral depending stretching and holding members adapted to pass into the trousers legs at the creases thereof and a spring having side .arms detaohably engaging the said slidable arms and pressing the same outwardly to cause the said stretching and holding members" to exert an outward pressure against the inside of the creases of the trous ers legs thus supporting the trousers and holding the leg ends stretched from the front to the rearvcreases, the side arms of said spring each having a coil at its upper end, the ends of the coils extending upward and inward and forming a suspension hook for suspending the hanger from a suitable support.

4. A garment hanger and stretcher, comprising tubular arms telescoping one on the other and provided at the top with registering slots, the outer ends of the arms terminating in integral depending stretching and holding members of inverted U shape in cross' section and adapted to pass into both trousers legs at the creases thereof,

a spring having its free ends extending through the said' registering arm slots to exert pressure against the opposite end walls of the slots to move the arms outward and to cause the said stretching and holding members to exert an outward pressure, the said spring being provided with a suspension hook for suspending the hanger from a suitable support.

5. A garment hanger and stretcher, com prising tubular arms telescoping one on .the other and provided at the top with registering slots, the outer ends of the arms terminating in integral. depending stretching and holding members of inverted U shape in cross section and adapted to pass .into

both trousers legs at the creases thereof, the outer edges of the said stretching and holding members being serrated, a spring having its free ends extending through the said registering arm slots to exert pressure against the opposite end walls of the slots, to move the arms outward and to cause the said stretching and holding members to exert an outward pressure, the said spring being provided with a suspension hook for suspending the hanger from a suitable support.

6. A garment hanger and stretcher, comprising tubular arms slidable one on the other, and provided at the top with registering slots, the said arms having their outer ends provided with depending stretching and holding members adapted to pass into the trousers legs at the creases thereof, and a spring having side arms extending through said slots and exerting pressure against the walls of the slots to press the said tubular arms outward in opposite directions, the .side arms of the spring terminating in outwardly extending ends fitting within the inner tubular arm.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES J. DAHLGREN.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. Hos'rnn, PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS. 

